Samat Daumov

Samat Daumov is a Partner and Director of GRATA International office in Nur-Sultan.

Samat pays significant attention to the management and development of the firm. From 2013 to 2019 he was acting as Managing partner of Kazakhstan offices.

Education:

In 2007, Samat graduated from the Almaty Academy of Law of the Kazakh Humanitarian Law University with honors and then received a degree in management from the Kazakh-Russian University.

From January to June 2008 Samat took a language course in the United Kingdom.

In 2011, Samat graduated from Kazakh Humanitarian Law University with honours and received an Master of Laws degree.

Samat has attended many seminars and had a secondment in an international law firm in the United Kingdom.

Languages:

Russian

Kazakh

English

Specialisations:

Samat has extensive experience in natural resources, specialising in various issues, including commercial law, corporate law and litigation.

He is the author of several articles and reviews, and a regular lecturer at KazGUU University.
He has been awarded with a lapel badge "Zhomart Zhan" (Generous soul) established by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He is a member of the following groups and organisations:

Oil and Gas Working Group of the Foreign Investors' Council;

KazService;

Council of Employers of KAZGUU University;

Regular participant in many business clubs at foreign embassies;

Head of the Board of Commercial Lawyers "Kazakhstan Bar Association" in Nur-Sultan.

Samat has gained extensive experience in corporate and commercial issues in oil and gas and other sectors. He has represented many major international and Kazakh clients.

Samat has substantial experience, which includes advising leading companies through the preparation of memorandums on various legal issues and contracts including petroleum and petroleum products sale contracts, goods, supplies and rent agreements. Samat has further experience in conducting due diligence of individual transactions and entities and in reviewing contracts for compliance with local legal requirements.

In 2010, he actively participated in the development of Kazakhstan’s subsoil legislation.

Samat often participates and speaks at international conferences, including lectureship in KazGUU, and has numerous publications.

Samat Daumov, Managing Partner, GRATA International, shares the firm’s experience in building a regional network of a consulting firm or the largest network of lawyers and litigation attorneys in Kazakhstan.

The Kazakhstan Bar Association RPO together with “Centre for Development of Competition Policy and Protection” JSC and “Promotion of Competition in the CIS countries” NPO, organised the Forum 'The Anti-Monopoly Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Common Economic Area'.

On 21 November 2014, a new committee was presented in Almaty - State Revenue Committee under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event was supported with the representation of the structure and functions of the Committee as well as the range of services to be provided thereby.